Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has defeated challenger and fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, who was endorsed by former President Trump.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski gives a thumbs up before heading to the Senate floor to vote on a procedural vote on federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages, at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.
The Alaska election on Nov. 8 employs ranked choice election, in keeping with a 2020 voter initiative that implemented open primaries and ranked voting for general elections. Under the ranked choice voting system, voters select in order of preference up to four candidates on the ballot. A candidate can win outright if they receive more than 50% of the vote in the first round , but ff no one meets that threshold, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the second choice on those ballots is tallied. The rounds continue until a candidate has received over 50% support.
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